Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

71^st and 72^nd Meetings (AM & PM)

NEED FOR SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES, PROTECTION OF MARINE

ENVIRONMENT STRESSED IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S DISCUSSION OF OCEAN ISSUES

Combined Value of Ocean Resources and Uses

Estimated at Seven Trillion Dollars Annually

DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL OUTLINES 'DOMINANT CONCEPTS' IN DEVELOPMENT POLICY

AT INTERACTION CEO RETREAT

Following is the speech by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette to InterAction's Annual CEO Retreat, Washington, D.C., 9 December:

SECRETARY-GENERAL, WELCOMING ACCORD BETWEEN INDONESIA AND FREE ACEH MOVEMENT,

HOPES FOR PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF CONFLICT

This is the text of a statement today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General welcomes the signing in Geneva today of the Framework Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities between the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement.

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS UNITED NATIONS LAW OF SEA CONVENTION

'GREAT ACHIEVEMENT' IN WORLD OF UNCERTAINTY, INSECURITY

General Assembly Meeting to Mark 20^th Anniversary Is Told

Ratification by All States Would Strengthen Effectiveness of Treaty

AT CONCLUSION OF THIRD ROUND OF SRI LANKA PEACE TALKS, SECRETARY-GENERAL

EXPRESSES HOPE FOR FURTHER PROGRESS TOWARDS LASTING SETTLEMENT

     The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

IF SCIENCE IS TO REACH ITS FULL POTENTIAL FOR PEACE, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL,

WORLD MUST DO MORE TO END CONFLICTS, ADDRESS INEQUALITIES

Following is the speech by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the annual dinner of the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science, New York,  8 December 2002:

PRESS STATEMENT ON IRAQ BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is the statement to the press on Iraq by the President of the Security Council, Alfonso Valdivieso (Colombia) on 8 December:

After consulting with the members of the Security Council, the Presidency decided to allow access to the Iraqi declaration to those members with the expertise to assess the risks of proliferation and other sensitive information to begin its immediate review.

Security Council

4657^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL, WELCOMING PROGRESS IN ANGOLA PEACE PROCESS, ENDS SANCTIONS

ON UNITA, UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1448 (2002)

UN STAFF UNION AGAIN CALLS FOR FULL INVESTIGATION

OF RECENT KILLINGS OF UNRWA STAFF

This statement was issued today by the United Nations Staff Union:

HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS WELCOMES SIGNING OF PEACE AGREEMENT

BETWEEN GOVERNMENT OF INDONESIA AND FREE ACEH MOVEMENT

NEW YORK, 9 December -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Sergio Vieira de Mello, adds his congratulations to those of the Secretary-General, following the signing today in Geneva of the Framework Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM).